Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, J. League 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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J. League · 2023

Kyoto Sanga FC

1 – 0

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 10:00 UTC Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage HT 45' · FT 45'

Yuta Toyokawa 52' 1–0

Shohei Takeda 90' Y

Patric 90' Y

Overview

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Kyoto Sanga FC vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima — J. League at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage.

Kyoto Sanga FC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 games · 30 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Vissel Kobe	18	35
2	Cerezo Osaka FC	18	31
3	Nagoya Grampus	18	31
4	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	18	30
5	Gamba Osaka	18	28
6	Fagiano Okayama FC	18	26
7	Shimizu S-Pulse	18	24
8	Kyoto Sanga FC	18	23
9	V-Varen Nagasaki	18	21
10	Avispa Fukuoka	18	21
11	Kashima Antlers	18	45
12	FC Tokyo	18	37
13	FC Machida Zelvia	18	37
14	Kawasaki Frontale	18	28
15	Tokyo Verdy	18	28
16	Urawa Red Diamonds	18	25
17	Kashiwa Reysol	18	20
18	Yokohama F.Marinos	18	20
19	FC Mito Holly Hock	18	18
20	JEF United Ichihara Chiba	18	12

Head-to-Head

Kyoto Sanga FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2023-06-04 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2022-07-17 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2022-05-21 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Kyoto Sanga FC

Recent Form

Kyoto Sanga FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	H	1–0	W
15 Sep	Urawa Red Diamonds	A	0–0	D
03 Sep	Vissel Kobe	A	1–2	L
26 Aug	Avispa Fukuoka	H	2–0	W
19 Aug	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	H	3–0	W
12 Aug	FC Tokyo	A	0–2	L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Kyoto Sanga FC	A	0–1	L
16 Sep	Vissel Kobe	H	2–0	W
02 Sep	Sagan Tosu FC	A	2–0	W
26 Aug	Kashiwa Reysol	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Kawasaki Frontale	H	3–2	W
13 Aug	Urawa Red Diamonds	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Kyoto Sanga FC		Sanfrecce Hiroshima
#8	Position	#4
23	Points	30
18	Played	18
8 / 0 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 0 / 8
32	Scored	41
39	Conceded	33
-7	GD	+8
1.28	PPG	1.67
44%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Kyoto Sanga FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sanfrecce Hiroshima this season

Kyoto Sanga FC are 8th (23 pts). Sanfrecce Hiroshima are 4th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/7

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

5/–

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Kyoto Sanga FC

Rafael Elias	5 G	3 A
Ryuma Nakano	2 G	1 A

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Akito Suzuki	6 G	2 A
Shun Ayukawa	3 G	1 A
Sebastien Haller	3 G	1 A
Mutsuki Kato	2 G	3 A
Shuto Nakano	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Kyoto Nishikyogoku stage. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
5' Ryogo Yamasaki, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Sanfrecce Hiroshima fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Kyoto Sanga FC in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Sanfrecce Hiroshima's compact 3-4-2-1.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gwi-jae Cho will be considering his options from the bench.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Sanfrecce Hiroshima come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Gakuto Notsuda trudges off to be replaced by Marcos Junior on 46 minutes.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. Kyoto Sanga FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
52' What a strike from Yuta Toyokawa! The score is 1-0.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' Japan international Makoto Mitsuta has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
65' Sanfrecce Hiroshima make a change. Shuto Nakano trudges off to be replaced by Ezequiel on 65 minutes.
66' Another substitution for Sanfrecce Hiroshima to replace Pieros Sotiriou by Douglas Vieira on 66 minute.
71' Time for substitution for Kyoto Sanga FC. Yuta Toyokawa is replaced by Naoto Misawa.
76' Both keepers have barely been tested. Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
81' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sanfrecce Hiroshima that had 340 games and scored 437 goals.
83' A tactical swap from Kyoto Sanga FC — Patric on, Ryogo Yamasaki off on 83 minutes.
87' A change in the Kyoto Sanga FC ranks — Temma Matsuda exits the field as Fuki Yamada enters on 87.
88' The Kyoto Sanga FC manager makes a substitution. Naoto Misawa departs to be replaced by Daigo Araki.
90' It’s a booking for Kyoto Sanga FC player. Shohei Takeda gets a card.
It finishes all square. Kyoto Sanga FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Kyoto Sanga FC Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gwi-jae Cho

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skibbe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Naoto Arai	3
Yuta Toyokawa	2
Taishi Matsumoto	2
Papagaio	2
Takumu Kawamura	2
Yusuke Chajima	2
Junior Santos	1
Akito Suzuki	1

Head to Head

Kyoto Sanga FC Form

2023-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-09-15 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Kyoto Sanga FC D 2023-09-03 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC L 2023-08-26 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–0 Avispa Fukuoka W 2023-08-19 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo W 2023-08-12 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kyoto Sanga FC L

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Form

2023-09-23 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima L 2023-09-16 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Vissel Kobe W 2023-09-02 Sagan Tosu FC 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima W 2023-08-26 Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2023-08-19 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 Kawasaki Frontale W 2023-08-13 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Kyoto Sanga FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 Sanfrecce Hiroshima xG

I would bet for: Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima 73% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC38% Draw27% Sanfrecce Hiroshima35%

Actual: Kyoto Sanga FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 2.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Kyoto Sanga FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

62%

Kyoto Sanga FC or Sanfrecce Hiroshima

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Kyoto Sanga FC26% Draw45% Sanfrecce Hiroshima29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 1

7.2%

0 – 0

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Kyoto Sanga FC

Handicap	Kyoto Sanga FC covers	Push	Sanfrecce Hiroshima covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Kyoto Sanga FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Sanfrecce Hiroshima keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.